The sale of air purifiers had surged 40 percent from past year because of increasing public awareness about the effects of pollution on health, company and industry officials said.

Delhi'sair quality is expected to deteriorate to "severe plus emergency" category after Diwali, the central government-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research said.

The PM2.5 level was recorded at 210 with fine particulates can be a matter of more serious health concern than PM10 (particles in the air with less than 10 micrometres of diameter).

An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 is marked as severe/hazardous.

Another official said if the air quality continues to remain in the "severe" category for 48 hours, they would consider implementing more regulations.

With negligible wind over Delhi, pollutants were trapped due to rise in humidity early on Thursday when the air quality was put as "very poor".

Besides overpopulation and dust, one of the main reasons of increasing air pollution levels in Delhi is crop burning by the farmers in the neighboring states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

The highest levels of PM10 and PM2.5 are expected between 11pm to 3am on the night of November 7-8.

Delhi's air pollution levels refuse to come down as residents gear up for a worsening situation. The pollution control board is conducting monitoring of air in six different districts in the state- Ajmer, Alwar, Jaipur, Kota, Pali and Udaipur.

Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain urged people to help reduce pollution by celebrating a cracker-free Diwali.

Heavy industrialization and a rising standard of living are the most common causes of high concentrations of air pollution in the cities on this list - though they are not the only culprits.

As per SAFAR's forecast, if no firecrackers are burned, PM 2.5 on the day of Diwali that is November 8 will stand at 378, falling under "very poor" category.

"The new trend in Delhi to disperse pollutants much faster from one extreme as compared to a year ago (has been) witnessed in this winter, which means that accumulated pollutants are getting more free path than earlier".

The national capital and the areas around experienced the first smog episode of this season as the city turned into gas chamber a day ahead of Diwali with air quality placed in "emergency" or "beyond-severe" category.

The first-ever worldwide air pollution conference organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) brought together government officials and health experts from more than 100 countries to place the issue on the global agenda.

Now, the lights will be on at Soldier Field as the Bears hit Sunday night Football for the first time since Week 1. Chicago now leads the NFC North at 5-3, a half-game in front of Minnesota, which has a bye this week.

The 26-year-old Pittsburgh native, who frankly discussed his depression and addiction in his rhymes, died suddenly on September 7. Police arrested the rapper at his home hours later, and he reportedly registered twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system .

He was arrested again by Mexican marines in February 2014 but escaped 14 months later before being re-captured in January 2016. Unlike most Americans who get called for jury duty, those interviewed Monday seemed genuinely eager to serve.

No Republicans were on the ballot in the heavily Democratic district, which represents parts of Detroit and some suburbs. After fleeing the country's civil war, she spent four years in a refugee camp before coming to the USA when she was 14.

We can not drop points, we need to work hard, keep improving and let's see on that day if we have the chance to do it. On Saturday evening, Liverpool extended their Premier League unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw away at Arsenal.

In a season that promises so much, Guardiola's men are on course to better last term's incredible achievements. César Azpilicueta insists Chelsea have what it takes to challenge for the Premier League under Maurizio Sarri.

The restrictions officially end all economic gains the USA permitted Iran after the nuclear agreement of 2015. On Sunday, some Iranians marked the 39 anniversary of the seizure of the USA embassy in Tehran in 1979.

Once their starters had seized command, the Raptors worked some of their reserve players into the contest. The Jazz also lost a player during the game: Joe Ingles dislocated a finger in the fourth quarter.

And after last night's heroics, Pochettino was in buoyant mood about his side's chances of reaching the Last-16. Sainsbury admitted in a post-match interview that it's a game he'll always have very mixed feelings about.

The Overwatch roster is set to get just that little bit bigger with the reveal of a new character for the popular hero shooter. The second character revealed was not given a gameplay trailer, nor did she show off any combat abilities in the cinematic.

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